Please add you names to whichever agenda items you add
Follow up from August meeting: Sending to all divisions about the Tech/Apple help feedback and formalizing this message (Jeff).
Anna is looking for a contingency plan for student email in case of complete collapse of Google in China. Sky drive.
Update progress if any, suggested alternative platforms?
Having the hardware to run our own student email server as a backup if Google becomes unviable ? (Dominic)
Many schools going O365 for cloud email and collaborative spaces (Jeff). Can we get a quote for an all SASaccount? Orion?
Hosted in Beijing/Shanghai?
BYOM
Operating System compatability-Data walk (Jeff)
How many in each MS and HS remaining that are below 10.8.5
Puxi HS Data here, (Obvious limitations: never enrolled in Casper; one student two machines enrolled; old machine registered / new machine not in Casper) (PXHSTRF)
What will our requirements be for August 2015? If we plan with this in mind, we can avoid going through the process twice. Suggest Yosemite 10.10 (PXHSTRF).
Will MAC authentication go ahead as originally planned? Can we rely on it for August 2015? (Dominic)
Plan and workflow for getting machines not on minimum OS X reimaged (school owned)
Calendaring
Where we stand now-One account linked to all calendars on both campuses
Subscribing vs. Added to a calendar
Needs assessment
Web Platforms House Keeping
Gmail Update
Student and teacher old WP MU Blog installations on SAS Servers. (Jeff)
Decide on date for deactivation and removal from servers
Remove old Video Portal from our Servers (Jeff)
Kaltura as an option for replacement of Clip Bucket ? (Dom)
LMS (Simon)
Whats happening with Moodle (Pukenui) training ? Moodle is not going away anytime soon, so this needs to be addressed. Particularly for PX HS. Upgrade, lets hope so ? 2.7 ? ( Dominic )
Can we take better advantage of Pukunui support if we take some of these steps? (a) Upgrade Moodle; (b) eliminate Flexpages courses; (c) phase out other non-supported features -- if there are any others besides Flexpages. (PXHSTRF)
Replacement for Moodle ? Options ?( Dominic )
Communication and Tracking
Overview of tech support ticketing system in PX HS. Data analytics is not in the immediate pipeline for implementation in Helprace. Suggest alternatives with similar tracking abilities, Jeff has one that he is trialling. (Dominic)
Smart Music
We collected numbers, where do we stand on getting updated licensing?
Tech Hiring for 2015-2016 (Jeff)
Tech Director progress?
PX HS
PD HS TA
Budgeting (Jeff)
Timelines
Communications
Guidelines
Time to organize ourselves for this
New Items:
Schedule November meeting (Jeff)
Discuss shift to BYOM for Teachers (Josh)
BYOM-Teachers-Added by Jeff Dungan Nov. 11th At Addis Abbaba-Conversation with John Inglar-Tech Director multi platform makes back on machines tight for teachers three-year buying cycle $1500USD New teachers get reimbursed upon arrival Consider allowance syncing up with contracts This teacher is there for two of three years and leave then school writes off the difference If teacher is there after one year of receiving allowance they pay back 50% of amount loaned Teachers purchase whatever machine they want as long as it is a Mac computer and bring receipts for reimbursement If a new teacher starts school with their own machine they can defer for the allowance to the following year Have teacher sign a contract about the technology allowance to avoid misunderstandings etc. from the beginning Software and Licensing There's a need to educate teachers about software vs. cloud-based applications and which will be used at school Apple Center Things to consider Loaner machines and chargers Tell teachers to buy two chargers.
October 30th Meeting Agenda
Minutes from this meeting are located here.Please add you names to whichever agenda items you add
Follow up from August meeting:
Sending to all divisions about the Tech/Apple help feedback and formalizing this message (Jeff).
Anna is looking for a contingency plan for student email in case of complete collapse of Google in China. Sky drive.
BYOM
- Operating System compatability-Data walk (Jeff)
- How many in each MS and HS remaining that are below 10.8.5
- Puxi HS Data here, (Obvious limitations: never enrolled in Casper; one student two machines enrolled; old machine registered / new machine not in Casper) (PXHSTRF)
- What will our requirements be for August 2015? If we plan with this in mind, we can avoid going through the process twice. Suggest Yosemite 10.10 (PXHSTRF).
- Will MAC authentication go ahead as originally planned? Can we rely on it for August 2015? (Dominic)
- Plan and workflow for getting machines not on minimum OS X reimaged (school owned)
CalendaringWeb Platforms House Keeping
LMS (Simon)
Communication and Tracking
Smart Music
Tech Hiring for 2015-2016 (Jeff)
Budgeting (Jeff)
New Items:
- Schedule November meeting (Jeff)
- Discuss shift to BYOM for Teachers (Josh)
BYOM-Teachers-Added by Jeff Dungan Nov. 11thAt Addis Abbaba-Conversation with John Inglar-Tech Director
multi platform
makes back on machines tight for teachers
three-year buying cycle $1500USD
New teachers get reimbursed upon arrival
Consider allowance syncing up with contracts
This teacher is there for two of three years and leave then school writes off the difference
If teacher is there after one year of receiving allowance they pay back 50% of amount loaned
Teachers purchase whatever machine they want as long as it is a Mac computer and bring receipts for reimbursement
If a new teacher starts school with their own machine they can defer for the allowance to the following year
Have teacher sign a contract about the technology allowance to avoid misunderstandings etc. from the beginning
Software and Licensing
There's a need to educate teachers about software vs. cloud-based applications and which will be used at school
Apple Center
Things to consider
Loaner machines and chargers
Tell teachers to buy two chargers.
LMS: